levain

Noun

Meaning

levain (plural levains)

A starter dough for sourdough bread

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

starter dough mother dough mother sponge

Anagrams

alevin alvine veinal venial vineal Vilena Lavine valine vilnea velina

Examples

Sanfrecce Hiroshima said on Wednesday that their Levain Cup fixture against Sagan Tosu scheduled for later in the day has been postponed after several members of Sagan Tosu's staff tested positive for novel coronavirus. Source: Internet

Anyway, the recipe took two days, as opposed to the one day for the (barely sour) pain au levain I usually make--and that supposedly was the trick. Source: Internet

I suspect that when the weather gets warm we might lose our levain, since it will most likely take on a sour aspect when the yeast population does begin to starve during the week. Source: Internet

Prize winner Au levain d'Antan is closed on Saturdays. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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